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esne
[ ez-nee, -ne ]
noun
- (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of esne1
before 950; < Old English; cognate with Old High German asni, Gothic asneis day laborer, harvester, akin to asans harvest
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Example Sentences
Neither colonus nor casarius nor the son of such is he, nor even esne, whose trade might win him privileges.
From Project Gutenberg
Then to Esne to return the visit of my amiable friend, the governor; him of the flowers.
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